Chapter 86 Chapter 86 Imperial Decree for Marriage
==Chapter 86==
Having called off the engagement twice, Feng Wenyu certainly knew that people would talk about it behind his back, but in an occasion like today, someone actually dared to bring the matter up in the open, which was enough to show that the other person was stupid.
How confident is Qiu Haitang that these words will not reach her ears?
Feng Wenyu said coldly:
"Miss Qiu is so curious, why don't you come and ask me in person someday?"
Facing the gazes from all around, Qiu Haitang felt that what she said was right, and also felt that Feng Wenyu was being aggressive, but more of it was regret. She repeatedly said:
"No, no! I'm not curious. I made a mistake. Please don't blame me, Miss Feng."
"No wonder?"
As soon as Gu Yushi arrived here, he heard Qiu Haitang's words. He first looked at Feng Wenyu, and seeing her cold face, he couldn't help but ask.
When everyone turned around and saw him, they couldn't help but look at each other. Gu Yushi had caused quite a stir in the capital a few days ago, and the smell of blood still seemed to have lingered in the city. The timid people subconsciously stayed away from him.
As he arrived, Qiu Haitang's face turned even paler.
Gu Yushi walked up to Feng Wenyu and asked her in a low voice, "What's wrong?"
Feng Wenyu turned his head away and ignored him. It was Shuyao who said indignantly, "This man was talking about my daughter behind her back, and my daughter caught him red-handed."
Gu Yushi's heart sank. Discussion? What was there to discuss about Feng Wenyu?
It's nothing more than a matter of breaking off the engagement.
He frowned and said directly, "Breaking off the engagement is my problem. Since Miss Qiu is so curious, why not let Lord Qiu ask me in person?"
Miss Qiu's face turned pale. Her family had repeatedly warned her not to provoke this evil star these days. If her father heard what happened today, she would definitely have a hard time in the mansion.
She didn't care about her face and apologized hurriedly:
"It's my fault today. I apologize to Miss Feng."
She was almost crying: "Miss Feng, please forgive me once, and I will never do it again."
Feng Wenyu frowned as he watched this farce. Too lazy to stay any longer, he turned around and left.
Gu Yushi subconsciously wanted to chase after him, but was stopped by Feng Wenyu who said, "Don't follow me." He stopped silently.
Everyone watching this scene actually believed what Gu Yushi said. If the problem was with Miss Feng, how could Lord Gu behave like this?
After this incident, Feng Wenyu was no longer in the mood to participate in the Cuju match. Zhou Yueyu saw her come back and asked in a low voice:
"What's wrong?"
Feng Wenyu shook his head, not wanting to talk about these things outside, and only said vaguely: "I feel a little uncomfortable."
Zhou Yueyu frowned, knowing that something must have happened, but since there were outsiders around, she didn't ask any more questions and just said:
"Then sit with me for a while."
Even after returning to the Minister's Mansion, Feng Wenyu was still a little depressed. She knew in her heart that there were more people discussing this matter than just Qiu Haitang, but it was just that this was the only one who danced in front of her.
Zhou Yueyu also heard about this, and her face turned extremely ugly:
"What a great Qiu family!"
Mrs. Qiu was always attentive to her at banquets, but she never expected that she had two different faces in private.
Feng Wenyu was a little surprised. She knew that her mother had been keeping up with the news about young talents in Solo City recently. She thought that after this incident, her mother would bring up the matter.
As soon as she looked up, Zhou Yueyu guessed what she was thinking and rolled her eyes at her:
"Xie Zhujing's incident happened once, and that's enough."
Don't break off the engagement again. She is old and can't stand this.
Feng Wenyu coughed lightly. She wanted to make an excuse, but she couldn't tell the real reason, so she had to give up.
Today's incident affected more than just Feng Wenyu.
In the imperial study, Emperor Wenyuan found Gu Yu's absent-minded look somewhat amusing:
"Why do you lose your mind after going out?"
Gu Yushi lowered his eyes and said, "It was I who lost my composure."
Emperor Wenyuan waved his hand. Knowing that he didn't have much time left, Emperor Wenyuan's mentality calmed down. He was also happy to see these young people trapped in love, as if he himself had become younger.
Emperor Wenyuan put down his pen and said casually:
"I remember that Xie Yuzhi and her marriage proposal has been cancelled. Since you can't let go, why don't you come and propose marriage?"
Lord Feng is an old fox and must be aware of the situation in the court. As long as Gu Yushi comes to propose marriage, the Feng family will definitely not refuse.
Gu Yushi was silent for a long time before he whispered:
"Marriage between a man and a woman is a matter between me and her."
The Feng family would indeed agree to his proposal, but what about Feng Wenyu? Would she harbor any resentment?
As long as he thought that she might resent him, Gu Yushi didn't dare to take another step forward.
Emperor Wenyuan shook his head. After the others left, he chuckled and cursed angrily:
"Why doesn't this kid know how to adapt?"
Eunuch Liu also smiled and said, "The Emperor loves Master Gu very much."
Emperor Wenyuan remained silent on this. Was he heartbroken? He only knew that his time was running out, and he didn't have time to dwell on these romantic affairs with Gu Yushi.
Emperor Wenyuan said calmly, "Send the elder Feng to the emperor for an audience."
Eunuch Liu's eyebrows twitched, realizing what the emperor was going to do. He did not dare to delay and immediately sent someone to Feng Mansion to pass on the message.
Lord Feng arrived very quickly.
When he arrived, Emperor Wenyuan had not yet attended to any government affairs. He simply waved to Elder Feng and said, "Come, play a game of chess with me."
Lord Feng was surprised, but he didn't say anything and sat down.
After a few moves, Emperor Wenyuan finally spoke:
"What do you think of Shao Hui?"
Lord Feng paused as he was twisting the chess piece. He noticed that Emperor Wenyuan addressed Gu Yu in a rather intimate way, to be honest. So there was only one answer to this question.
Elder Feng smiled:
"Among officials, many are ruthless, but few have a sense of propriety."
Everyone said that Gu Yushi had gone crazy this time. He raided several families, causing the court officials to be nervous. Many people were wary and dissatisfied with him, and some even impeached him for his wolfish ambitions and taking the opportunity to seize power.
But is Gu Yushi really that crazy?
No.
On the contrary, Lord Feng felt that Gu Yushi was too calm.
Where does Gu Yushi's power come from now? He is submitting an answer sheet, an answer sheet that may displease others but will satisfy Emperor Wenyuan.
Only when everyone hates and fears him can he better serve as a knife in the hands of Emperor Wenyuan.
Elder Feng shook his head and said regretfully, "If only one of my clan could produce someone like this, I would be able to enjoy my old age in peace."
Hearing this, Emperor Wenyuan couldn't help but laugh and curse in his heart, this old bastard!
He said, "In that case, how about I grant you a marriage with the Feng family?"
Lord Feng was a little surprised. He thought that Emperor Wenyuan would not allow Gu Yushi to have anything to do with the Feng family.
Emperor Wenyuan's various actions made Feng Ge Lao feel that asking Emperor Wenyuan would make Gu Yushi an isolated minister.
Seeing what Lord Feng was thinking, Emperor Wenyuan shook his head in his heart. He stood in a high position, so he could see clearly that Gu Yushi had no ambition and was nostalgic. Such a person was sober and calm. Forcing him to be a lone minister would probably backfire.
This kind of person is only suitable for being shown favors.
In just a moment, Lord Feng came back to his senses. He stood up and bowed, "This is a marriage gift from heaven, how can I refuse it?"
Arranged marriage.
When the imperial edict reached the Minister's Mansion, Feng Wenyu was stunned.
Why was the marriage granted?
Not only Feng Wenyu, but Gu Yushi also did not expect the emperor to be so decisive.
After receiving the imperial edict, Gu Yushi had no time to feel happy, but was instead filled with panic. He subconsciously rushed out of the door and headed straight for the Minister's residence.
With the imperial decree granting the marriage, no one in the Minister's Mansion stopped her, so Gu Yushi was able to meet Feng Wenyu smoothly.
Seeing that the man was barely breathing, Feng Wenyu hurriedly explained:
"It wasn't the imperial decree granting the marriage that I asked for."
Feng Wenyu looked at him suspiciously. Gu Yushi was silent for a long time. He said, "You haven't forgiven me yet. Asking for an imperial decree to grant us a marriage will only make you more annoyed with me."
Asking for permission to marry him was no different from forcing her to agree to marry him.
It is true that the two can be tied together, but Feng Wenyu will not be happy. Perhaps the quarrel between the two will be even more embarrassing than in their previous life.
Gu Yushi would not do something that would not be worth the loss.
Hearing this, the doubt in Feng Wenyu's eyes gradually disappeared, but she still felt depressed in her heart.
Conflict? Not necessarily.
It was an indescribable emotion that filled her heart, making it impossible for her to face Gu Yushi normally.
Perhaps he could see her emotions, Gu Yushi pursed his lips and whispered:
"I'll go and ask the Emperor to rescind his promise."
Feng Wenyu was so frightened that all her emotions disappeared. She hurriedly grabbed him and blurted out, "Are you crazy?!"
The imperial edict has been issued, how can it be taken back?
What's the difference between his going and disobeying the order?
Gu Yushi looked at her with a dull look in his eyes: "But you don't want to."
He didn't want to force her.
Feng Wenyu paused for a long moment before she muttered, "Hasn't it been enough that you've pushed me so hard?"
In her previous life, when she wanted to divorce, did he ever force her?
Gu Yushi was silenced by what he said. He stammered to defend himself:
“…This is different.”
and--
"One cannot make the same mistake over and over again."
It is because we did something wrong in our previous life that we should repent this time.
Feng Wenyu lost his temper, but the hand holding his sleeve was still not loosened. Gu Yushi realized something belatedly and asked cautiously and hesitantly:
"So, you agreed?"
Feng Wenyu rolled his eyes at him and said, "The imperial decree has come down. Now that things have come to this, do I have any other choice but to agree?"
He wanted to say yes, but an inexplicable intuition told him to shut up.
He just looked at Feng Wenyu like that. Feng Wenyu felt uncomfortable being looked at and loosened his hand immediately. Both of them were wearing wide sleeves, and when their sleeves separated, they seemed to be entangled for a moment.
Gu Yushi couldn't help it. He lowered his head and raised the corners of his lips imperceptibly.
In the evening, at Xie's house.
Meng Qiaojing stood at the door, looking outside the house from time to time. She couldn't help but feel worried:
"Why hasn't my cousin come back yet?"
After waiting for nearly half an hour, Meng Qiaojing finally saw a carriage coming around the corner. Seeing Tan Mu, Meng Qiaojing breathed a sigh of relief, and then she heard Tan Lin shout:
"Come and lend a hand."
When the curtain was lifted, Meng Qiaojing finally saw her cousin, and she stood there in a daze.
Having known each other since childhood, Meng Qiaojing's impression of her cousin was that he always knew when to act. No matter what he was like in his heart, he always appeared gentle and decent on the surface. She had never seen her cousin so drunk like this.
Is it because Miss Feng was granted marriage by imperial decree?
Meng Qiaojing subconsciously stepped forward to help the man, but was hurriedly stopped by Tan Lin:
"Oh, cousin, you can't do this. Just let the servants do it!"
Tan Lin was in a dilemma. It was not nice enough for his cousins to live under the same roof, and if there was some physical contact and someone got the news out, he would have no way to explain himself!
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